Striations in tomatoes

SQWIBB · July 12, 2018

What is this, I know its not a pathogen but all my Rutgers on this plant look like this, the plant is doing well however. Although the fruit size is smallish

This tomato is from another plant

KarenO · July 12, 2018

I would say the smaller striped one is not Rutgers.
Either a seed mixup or a cross.
KarenO

SQWIBB · July 12, 2018

Do you think its possible it could be a Red Zebra or similar type tomato?
The seeds were purchased.

Image from internet

brownrexx · July 12, 2018

Looks like one of those Red Zebras.

KarenO · July 12, 2018

Looks like it, yes
KarenO

SQWIBB · July 12, 2018

Maybe a Tigerella, I purchased the seeds from bakers creek and they sell this tomato too.

nbardo · July 12, 2018

Tigerella isnt usually lobed like that is it? Makes me think its a bee pollinated cross.

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Nan_PA_6b · July 12, 2018

Are striations dominant? If not, I'd suspect a stray seed.

Nan

nbardo · July 13, 2018

The gs mutation responsible for this kind of striping will show some striping if it carries one copy of the gene and more pronounced striping if it carries both. Theres a good writeup about different kinds of striping here

http://frogsleapfarm.blogspot.com/20...es-in.html?m=1

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Nan_PA_6b · July 13, 2018

That striping looks fairly pronounced to me. I'm going with a stray seed.

SQWIBB · July 13, 2018

I tasted one of the "Rutgers" last night and let me tell you it was the best tomato I have ever eaten in my life...EVER!!!

But seriously the tomato was OK, sweet with a little acid/tart flavor, nothing to write home about but just a decent tomato, although I was impressed at how thin the skin was.

Anyhow here's a few pics of the tomato and plant.

Koala Doug · July 13, 2018

Whatever it is... it sure is pretty!

Salsacharley · July 13, 2018

All those tomatoes are on the same plant? It could be that you have a somatic mutation, and that is kind of special... me thinks.

Fritz77 · July 20, 2018

I've never grown Rutgers, but I've grown Tigerella before and it's striated but not lobed. It's a cherry tomato and, at least in my case, the fruits were a bit bigger than other cherry tomatoes (almost the size of a golf ball)

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Originally Posted by nbardo

Tigerella isnt usually lobed like that is it? Makes me think its a bee pollinated cross.

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Worth1 · July 20, 2018

Title made me think you had cat scratches on the tomatoes not stripes.

July 12, 2018	#1
SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	Striations in tomatoes What is this, I know its not a pathogen but all my Rutgers on this plant look like this, the plant is doing well however. Although the fruit size is smallish This tomato is from another plant

July 12, 2018	#3
SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	Do you think its possible it could be a Red Zebra or similar type tomato? The seeds were purchased. Image from internet Last edited by SQWIBB; July 12, 2018 at 09:28 AM.

July 13, 2018	#11
SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	I tasted one of the "Rutgers" last night and let me tell you it was the best tomato I have ever eaten in my life...EVER!!! But seriously the tomato was OK, sweet with a little acid/tart flavor, nothing to write home about but just a decent tomato, although I was impressed at how thin the skin was. Anyhow here's a few pics of the tomato and plant.

July 12, 2018	#2
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,932	I would say the smaller striped one is not Rutgers. Either a seed mixup or a cross. KarenO

July 12, 2018	#4
brownrexx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 1,420	Looks like one of those Red Zebras.

July 12, 2018	#7
nbardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 78	Tigerella isnt usually lobed like that is it? Makes me think its a bee pollinated cross. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

July 12, 2018	#8
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	Are striations dominant? If not, I'd suspect a stray seed. Nan

July 13, 2018	#12
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	Whatever it is... it sure is pretty!

July 13, 2018	#13
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	All those tomatoes are on the same plant? It could be that you have a somatic mutation, and that is kind of special... me thinks.

July 20, 2018	#15
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Title made me think you had cat scratches on the tomatoes not stripes.